From the Compost Heap header. A pencil style illustration of a compost heap with flowers and plants growing around it. A bee buzzes by and a white rabbit hops by.

  • Festive Recipes & Free Books ✨

    One last update before I shift into holiday hibernation. Socializing and changes in routine can take a lot of energy for an autistic. So we really prioritize gentle self regulation in December.

    A Correction for the Boundary Zine

    Last month I wrote about neurodivergent boundaries and shared a printable zine. I noticed that I accidentally left out the section on social supports (pretty important) so I’ve just updated the post. You can re-read and download the new printable zine here. (Everyone who bought a zine will get a little “tip in” of the missing section.)

    Festive Recipe Zine

    This month I was going to type up some festive recipes when I found the above image of my family’s cranberry relish recipe. I quickly realized most of my family recipes were from the “back of the box” and went down the rabbit hole to collect them all. These zines are going out to my zine subscribers and won’t be stocked in my shop. Just to minimize computer work for me this month.

    SUBSCRIBE FOR MONTHLY ZINES

    Free Copies of Entwined & Ember

    I was busy all November fulfilling orders for Entwined & Ember (now out in hardcover and paperback!) Thanks so much to everyone who preordered and supported this project.

    There’s now a free ebook option for parents in financial hardship. If you’d benefit you can download yours here – no questions asked. (You can also donate a copy if you’d like.) There are also a limited number of paperbacks donated during the crowdfunding campaign.

    Entwined ebook mockup on iPad

    A note on publishing for a worldwide audience…

    I’m using Amazon to print and fulfill orders for Entwined & Ember. I’ve made this choice for to offer affordable worldwide shipping (we have contributors from several different countries) and to make the book discoverable to anyone searching Amazon.

    These were the books I needed as a new mum so I’m keen for as many parents to have access to these books as possible.

    I want to clarify that orders placed through my website (or the crowdfunding campaign) are author copies and Amazon does not get a cut.

    In case you missed it…

    I filmed a zine and art unboxing last month. You can watch it by tapping below.

    That’s all for 2026.

    See you all in the new year.

    Cheers,

    Sarah signed with a swoopy S
    Read more: Festive Recipes & Free Books ✨

  • Entwined & Ember Book Launch! 🌿

    This week I’ve been soft launching two books that I’ve been working on for six years. I crowdfunded these books last spring and have been working on this project since I was postpartum… that’s been six years. It feels like I’ve finally given birth to twins.

    Here’s a bit about the books.

    Scroll down for more behind-the-scenes goodness. I probably have enough here for whole email campaign, but I’m sending it one email.

    Entwined ebook mockup on iPad

    Entwined is an anthology of creativity & motherhood weaving together stories from mothers in United States, Mexico, Canada, England, Qatar, and M’chigeeng First Nation. Every mother has their own creative ecosystem. By sharing our stories we hope to inspire you to entwine creativity and motherhood in your own way.

    BUY ENTWINED
    Ember: an art journal for parents. The cover is a burned piece of wood layered with transparent white paint.

    Ember is an art journal companion to the Entwined anthology. It presents a variety of creative prompts (writing, observation, ideating, dreaming, and making) to help parents kindle their creative sparks. There are two versions Ember for Parents & Ember for Mothers.

    buy ember

    It’s an art journal with no blank pages.

    Here’s a peek inside.

    You can now buy Entwined & Ember in hardcover or paperback.

    Free PDF ebooks are available to anyone experiencing financial hardship.

    And a number of paperbacks have been donated & can be claimed here.

    Tiny toddler hands reaching toward keys on a vintage typewriter

    Resources for Creative Parents

    I spent the first two years of parenthood reading everything I could about parenthood and creativity. I still couldn’t find the book I was looking for so I wrote my own – a massive manuscript that became two books and two art journals.

    Click here to browse my research rabbit holes.

    The Five Six Year Origin Story

    Read the five year origin story of Entwined.

    Mother Maker Manifesto first draft typed document with giant bulldog clip holding pages together.

    Meet the Contributors

    Click here to read the book launch blog hop. Watch the crowdfunding video below for clips of some of the creative parents involved.

    Ways to Support drawing of a white rabbit hopping into flowers

    If you’d like to support this indie book project here are some ways to get involved.

    • Leave a review! (This is the best way to help these books reach more parents. Even if you didn’t buy on Amazon that is the best place to leave a review. If we reach 100 reviews we get an algorithmic bump!)
    • Buy or donate a copy. (If you’re not a parent you can gift a copy to a friend or donate a copy to a parent in financial hardship. If you would benefit from a free copy yourself you can claim one here.)
    • Tell a friend. (Share this post directly with a parent who would enjoy these books.)

    You can also, of course, subscribe for monthly zines. This month’s zine is about neurodivergent boundaries (which you can read for free online.)

    Thanks so much for your support!

    Cheers,

    Sarah signed with a swoopy S

    P.S. For those of you who backed my picture book project – it is also nearing completion. Here’s a peek at one of the illustrations in progress by the talented illustrator Gracie Klumpp.

    We are aiming to release How it Feels to Me in Spring of 2026.

    Illustrated spread featuring a rainbow infinity symbol and characters who appear to be scientist, artist, astronaut and comedian.

    Read more: Entwined & Ember Book Launch! 🌿

  • Zine & Art Unboxing

    Zines & Poetry Print from A. Wilder

    Art for Joy Club by Juliana Naufel & Caleb Novell

    Friendship & Ghost Zines from Hanna Keiner

    Oh Happy Dani Zines, Stickers & Mail Club

    Art & Zines from Jocelyn Mathewes

    Mail Blog by Cortney Cassidy

    Postcards for Rewilding the Artist Field Guide by Gaia Redgrave, “In this hands-on field guide, artist Gaia Redgrave shares her Rewilding Journey as a neurodivergent, disabled person.”

    Monarch Zine from Melissa Dettloff

    Micro Zines by Toaster Poster 15

    Type Zine from Mitchell Volk

    Open Call Zine from Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts (ILSSA)

    Michigan State University Star Charts

    Celebrating Slowness Newsletter Zine by Kelley Clink

    Newsletter by The Luddite Club

    Wizard Stickers by Blaise Bats

    Laurel Schwulst Sense to Sense Artist Book

    Read more: Zine & Art Unboxing

  • Boundaries Zine

    A few years ago I wrote a post about neurodivergent boundaries. I had the idea to type it up into a zine and ended up completely re-writing it. I’m making this one available as a digital download. Feel free to print copies and give them away (just don’t charge for them.)

    download

    If you’d prefer to buy a physical copy you can do so here or join my zine subscription before the end of November.

    Open airmail envelope with blue and green stripes
    Read more: Boundaries Zine

  • Things Bringing Me Joy ✨

    Part of my advocacy work right now is being autistic in public.

    But to continue doing that I have to take care of myself.

    Here are some of the things that brought me joy this week.

    Making Mini Zines ✂️

    Different types of making meet different needs.

    Writing is analytical and helps me unravel my ideas. But it’s not the most regulating.

    So instead of writing this week I’ve been making mini zines.

    This one is using images from the mood board for my fantasy novel. A process that I paused for several months and am now orbiting back to. I’m really curious about how I can make my storytelling more interdisciplinary and how I can invert my writing from something I am doing for others to something I am doing for myself.

    I’ll probably write more about this later, but here’s a timelapse of me making a zine.

    Tap to watch me make a zine at midnight when everyone else in my house is sleeping.

    Down the Rabbit Hole 🐇

    I fell into a story over the weekend the way Alice fell into Wonderland. Once I started I just had to keep reading until I reached the end.

    Non-Player Character by Veo Corva. A glowing night-time forest with poly dice constellations in the sky. A glowing person nervously reaches out to a floating seal creature.

    Non Player Character by autistic author Veo Corva (they/them) made me feel seen in a way I don’t think I ever have in a story before.

    This book follows a diverse group of nerds becoming found family. If you’ve ever felt alone or “too much” or “not enough” I think you should read this.

    + 10 if you’re autistic, anxious, or otherwise neurodivergent.

    + 10 if you’re queer, gender queer or disabled.

    +10 if you’ve ever been a fantasy gamer (tabletop or video game).

    I can’t say much more without giving away plot points, but this is a beautifully written crowdfunded book.

    Support the author if you can (and let me know if you read this!)

    Escaping the Algorithm 🌀

    I’m experimenting with an algorithm free way to share snippets of photos, videos, and links. I borrowed the idea from Katherine May to start a What’s App channel.

    So far I’ve posted…

    A peek at some test prints. (The final versions of these will be going out to my quarterly print subscribers this month.)

    Tiny off centered test prints of letterpress style Your name sings in my ears quotes with leaf motif.

    And I shared that I was enjoying Different, Not Less by autistic author Chloé Hayden. Which I’ve now finished. This book deserves a full review, but in short it was an informative and affirming view of autism & ADHD. 10/10 would recommend.

    Different not Less by Chloe Hayden. Teal book with rainbows and butterflies held in a pale hand. House plants peek out behind.

    If you’d like little snippets like this you can follow through What’s App.

    It’s the kind of thing I’d post to social media, but completely algorithm & ad free.

    There are no comments. And I can’t even see who’s following me.

    Just a simple portal for small shares.

    Join me.

    Trading Zines 📮

    I’ve been doing my zine thing for about a year now without really finding the zine community. Recently I stumbled into a zine Discord (let me know if you want an invite) and suddenly found myself trading zines with other zinesters.

    If you’ve wandered around my homepage you may have noticed I have a section for alchemy (trade & barter) that isn’t set it up yet. (Boo chronic migraines!) But it’s pretty simple.

    If you’d like to trade (zine for zine, book for book, or some other creative swap) just let me know!

    Zine collection spread on table. Visible titles include: Offline, Taking Care of Yourself as an Artist Publisher, Practicing Microresistance in Conversations, Tea, Reality Has, Motherlore, etc. Zines are various sizes and colors. Many have black sharpie on white paper appearance. Others are typed. The most visible are a bright neon risograph texture of seaweed (on the artist publisher book) and a composition book style (the microaggressions book.) Links to each zine are listed below.
    My zine collection (newest zine babies not photographed yet.)

    I’m sure I’m forgetting something.

    I’ll probably end up posting it to my What’s App tomorrow.

    Three proofs of How it Feels to Me with a hand drawn figure surrounded by a halo of colorful objects. My typewriter, a succulent, and a stack of Spectrum zines are also visible.

    If you missed it, last week I shared some of the ways the autistic community needs your help right now and a short list of choose your adventure action items.

    Click here to read it.

    Thanks to everyone who reached out. I haven’t had the capacity to respond yet, but I appreciated each message and especially the two picture book preorders. 🥰

    There seem to be a lot of cruel people in the world right now.

    Thanks for being one of the helpers.

    Sarah signed with a swoopy S
    Read more: Things Bringing Me Joy ✨

  • Don’t skip this one. 🌻

    I have an important update today.

    But first, a peek inside my mental drafts folder…

    • 10 Years Post Autism Diagnosis
    • Finding Your Why (probably a zine)
    • Dynamic Disability (& new chronic illness diagnosis)
    • Embracing Supports (maybe a zine)
    • Discovering my Fiction Writing Process

    But I’m skipping over all of that for a time sensitive PSA.

    Tylenol does not cause autism.

    Big mistake.

    I logged back into Instagram after 8 months away.

    I couldn’t have chosen a worse time to do so.*

    Instagram (at least the current iteration) is dangerous to my mental health. What used to be a light hearted photo sharing app has now turned into another algorithmic dumpster fire.

    I tried everything.

    I blocked accounts, “curated” my feed, and did my best to train the algorithm. Near the end I even downloaded a social media blocking app to limit my usage to midday.

    I was already struggling.

    Then the autism news hit.

    Nope. I can’t be here. I’m out.

    I naively imagined that the next generation of autistics could grow up with less stigma. To know who they are and unabashedly ask for support.

    To see that progress purposefully eroded is gutting.

    My nervous system simply cannot handle the horrors and catastrophizing on endless algorithmic remix.

    And it’s not just autistics under attack. Every marginalized group is in real crisis right now. Science and education have been defunded.

    There is a new fresh horror every day.

    An embroidery frame holds a cross stitch that reads "I'm Fine". A second image shows the reverse which is a tangled mess of navy blue thread.
    Read I’m Fine – a digitized zine about self regulation & advocacy

    It’s easy to feel helpless when the world is on fire.

    That is what they want.

    But I’m not having it.

    Let’s self regulate and take one positive action.

    Together.

    My Action Steps

    Here’s what I can do.

    • Be autistic in public.
    • Model nervous system support for my fellow neurodivergent folks (and sensitive souls who may not even realize they are neurodivergent.)
    • Continue creating resources that educate about the autistic experience.
    My zine making area with Spectrum and Chaos Gardening zines, paper cutter, and watercolor wash circles.

    Your Action Steps

    If you want to be an ally here are ways to help.

    Choose 1 or 2.

    • Speak up when you hear misinformation and harmful rhetoric.
    • Share my Spectrum blog post or zine.
    • Contact your representatives. Tell them autism is not a disease to be cured.
    • Preorder How it Feels to Me (a picture book about sensory processing.) This is a crowdfunded project I am creating with autistic illustrator Gracie Klumpp.
    Three proofs of How it Feels to Me with a hand drawn figure surrounded by a halo of colorful objects. My typewriter, a succulent, and a stack of Spectrum zines are also visible.

    We just got a new set of proofs and are feeling very excited about next steps. After changing book binders we are a bit over budget – so if you preorder now it will be a big help.

    If you don’t need a book yourself you can also choose to donate your copy and we’ll be sure it gets to someone who needs it.

    PREORDER

    I’m feeling particularly vulnerable this week.

    If this email resonated I’d appreciate hearing from you.

    Take Care,

    Sarah signed with a swoopy S
    FOOTNOTES

    * Why did I do this? Because I met some cool people at the NWA Maker’s Faire and thought maybe I should try and better follow local creative events.

    Read more: Don’t skip this one. 🌻

  • “How to Make a Zine” ✂️

    Black and white photograph of Make a Zine zine using vintage text and an illustrated pointing hand. Visible text reads: What is a zine? A zine is a handmade magazine. Usually about a specific topic. Say Something. Share it. You can share physical or digital copie. Post on a blog or make photocopies to trade or sell. Leave copies in little free libraries or send to zine archives.

    I made this zine for the NWA Maker Faire earlier this month. It’s a single sheet monochromatic zine that tells you how to get started if you’re brand new to zines.

    You can download a copy and print your own here.

    If you’d rather order a copy they are also stocked in my shop.

    August zine subscribers will be receiving a copy of How to Make a Zine along with September’s Hope zine. Thanks for your patience while I took compassionate leave last month.

    Read more: “How to Make a Zine” ✂️

  • Hope Zine

    Thanks to everyone who contributed their art and words to this issue.

    Last month we had a death in the family and I took compassionate leave. I’ve been planning to do an annual collaborative zine so I opened up submissions to my newsletter subscribers.

    Artists are credited below. The cover photograph and stamped letters are my own.

    Half page zine with stamped letterpress title: Hope. A photograph of a delicate dried yellow leaf stem lays across the cover.
    Sunset watercolor painting with red, yellow and blue across from p poem. Sunset Walk To Holy Island After Megan Fernandes Late May. The damp North-East. Honeyed sun coming to rest along the sea bed. Sapphire skies impasto dried, supported by clustered clouds. Light curling around my heart, along with the galumping cries of grey seals gathering - gathering with light in my heart. dr.sheree mack

    dr. sheree mack (UK)

    livingwildstudios.com

    Nicole Madonna (Pennsylvania, USA)

    IG @nikkymadonna

    Illustration of a shovel hovering above ground with a red ribbow around it reads: Dig deep and trust there is something worth finding. Across the page is text: Growing up we always used to wish on seeds because when they blew in the wind they would go to the fairies to make the wish come true. At some point when I was little I thought the seeds were fairies. Either way, seeing them now still makes me feel hopeful because it feels like a chance for something new. And a colored pencil illustration of a closed dandelion seed head.

    Gracie Klumpp (Maine, USA)

    gracieklumpp.com

    Ashley Smart (San Francisco, CA)

    IG @questioninglines

    Blue and pink texture fill the left page in an abstract artwork. The right is a poem. The Table A woman puts her hopes on the table The horizon goes next to her keys A dash of lemon, a squeeze of lime A first German vowel She puts on the people she has loved The contours of a map On goes the pencils and books she used earlier in the day She catches a glimpse of the sun And that goes next to the warmth of the ocean current She puts on a bun and some honey Some fresh tea from the pot She sits next to a window, next to an oak tree Her hopes came back As the blackbird sings

    Emma Del Ray (South Carolina, USA)

    emmadelrey.substack.com

    Dionne Lackey (Edinburgh, Scotland)

    vivienstudio.blog

    Sticker laying on back of zine depicts a drawing of an inch worm. It says seasons change an inch at a time. The zine itself says Kindle Curiosity Zine. sarahshotts.com

    Devon Bennett (Colorado, USA)

    pencilsnparsley.com

    Because of the collaborative nature of this zine this is a limited run only available for zine subscribers during the month of September.

    It will not be added to my shop.

    Read more: Hope Zine

  • Maker Faire, Autism & New Books

    Maker Fair Check In

    Last weekend I ran a “Make a Zine” booth at the NWA Maker Faire.

    I brought supplies to make zines and also had a display of zines and books for sale. Lots of kids made zines! Three teens. One friend I invited.

    And one college student who made this zine. (I have permission to share.)

    Collaged zine cover reads A thousand miles from nowhere. Handwritten text with dates marked out in red are overlaid with a red flower in a vase surrouned by a handcut white border.
    Handwritten text reads: Ever since I started attending college I knew I didn't fit. I felt like a different species." A collage of bright yellow daisy type flowers is overlaid with a six petaled flower in a peach color. Handwritten text continues: Even now, teachers learning my face first feels like a confirmation, I trample through grass and mushrooms carving desire paths in my wake to get around people moving differently to me. A collage shows a path and yellow flowers, a cup of tea, and a tall glass window with lots of overlapping lines. Text continues: I'm always trying to make space. Space is glued in from a magazine. Writing continues: in a place not meant for me and for a goal I don't yet have. A gift tag is glued in: with love from blank to you. A math equation that means a line rising (I had to ask) points to the back cover.
    Back cover. Handwriting reads: But at the end of the day I sit in chemistry class with a friend. A black and white silhouette of a figure before a window is glued to the page and below it a rainbow.

    Thanks to everyone who dropped by my table.

    The whole event was a great experience.

    Full transparency: I didn’t make any money. I lost about $27 based on the table fee alone. But the money goes to a good cause. I’ll participate again next year.*

    The Autism Spectrum

    The zine that was picked up most often during the Maker Faire was my Spectrum zine about neurodivergence. While our goverment leaders are spreading such harmful misinformation about autism it feels more important than ever to do the opposite.

    You can read (and share) the blog version of the zine here.

    Two zines and magazine clippings on a wooden desk with scissors, gluestick and pencils. Both zines titles are cut out magazine letters: Chaos Gardening with leaf rubbings and Spectrum with a hand painted watercolor color wheel.

    I have a few misprints of my Spectrum zine printed on the wrong paper. Completely readable, but the images bleed through more than I like.

    If you would like to distribute Spectrum zines (either publicly or to friends and family) let me know and I’ll send you a stack of misprints for free.

    You can also browse my library of resources for autism & neurodivergence.

    Whatever our world leaders say we are NOT a horror show.

    Our brains are sensitive, but powerful when given needed supports.

    What is a zine?

    I made a special zine for this event (and September’s zine subscribers) called “How to Make a Zine”.

    And a brand new blog post called What is a Zine? where I share resources on making zines and a peek at my own zine collection.

    Read it here.

    Zine collection spread on table. Visible titles include: Offline, Taking Care of Yourself as an Artist Publisher, Practicing Microresistance in Conversations, Tea, Reality Has, Motherlore, etc. Zines are various sizes and colors. Many have black sharpie on white paper appearance. Others are typed. The most visible are a bright neon risograph texture of seaweed (on the artist publisher book) and a composition book style (the microaggressions book.) Links to each zine are listed below.

    New paperbacks!

    I’ve been working for months on a second edition of Discover Your Creative Ecosystem. And the Maker Faire moved up my timeline.

    This second edition has minor edits (most notably an expanded section about purpose), my new headshot, updated bio, and they/them pronouns.

    These paperbacks are printed by 48 Hour Books and live in my closet. They will each be packaged and mailed by me personally. So I’m happy to sign and personalize them if you like.

    Buy a copy here.

    They are $15 – which is the lowest my book has ever been available for purchase.

    Tap below to watch me flip through the spacious full color interior.

    If you’ve bought the original edition I’ll be sending an ebook version of the updated text soon.

    There was a printing issue with the hardcovers, but I should have those back in stock before the end of the month.

    I’ll be updating Self Publishing 101 soon. I’ve nearly finished testing several Amazon alternatives. They all have pros and cons so which printer is best for your book depends on your goals and budget.

    An invitation to draw together. 🍉

    I’m sending this email earlier than usual because there’s an event this week I want you to know about. Hanna Keiner and Logan Juliano, PhD are hosting a meditative drawing livestream on Thursday, September 11 called Where Do You Draw the Line?

    The event is free, but everyone will be invited to take action from my Palestine Advocacy page in lieu of payment. (There are many ways to make a difference even if you don’t have the budget to contribute financially.)

    I’m really grateful for my advocacy library to be used in this way.

    If you host a similar event or link to it please let me know.

    Ink drawing by Hanna Keiner. Sinuous lines that evoke smoke or waves.
    Image Credit: Hanna Keiner

    That’s all for this week.

    Take care of yourselves. I appreciate you.

    Sarah signed with a swoopy S
    FOOTNOTES

    * I enjoyed meeting the other vendors so much I’ve logged in to Instagram after 8 months off social media. I’d like to be able to more closely follow local events and those I met at NWA Maker Faire. This is a trial period to see if curation, boundaries, and tweaking advertisements can make it a more positive experience. I much prefer RSS, but when there is to RSS feed for certain groups and events I am just missing out.

    Read more: Maker Faire, Autism & New Books

  • What is a zine?

    What is a zine?

    A zine (pronounced ZEEN) is a handmade magazine about a specific topic.

    “Zines have been around since the early 20th century, and have been an enormous part of underground and non-commercial publication.” *

    I learned about zines from Austin Kleon who has a great collection of printables zines and resources on his website. He also has a tutorial to make a “mini zine” from a single sheet of paper.

    Having tried both ways I prefer to make zines out of sheets folded in half. Sometimes I use a single page and other times I nest and staple them.

    Photo of my desk with TETRIS and Wheel of Time Zines, scraps, ink and blue Aes Sedai mug

    “Zines are characteristically cheap to make, often photocopied, and have a distinctly DIY look. Often, they represent the voices of people on the fringes, and their content is hyper local.” *

    Zines were bore to share information and amplify voices that weren’t often represented in mainstream media. As a result, zine making has a rich history among marginalized communities, fandoms, and activists.

    If you want a deep dive into the history of zines and how to make your own I recommend this free zine by The Public in Canada.

    Zinesters (people who make zines) often value the act of sharing information over an potential profit. Zines are made cheaply so they can be easily sold, traded or given away.

    Zines fall into the cheap art philosophy which I’m passionate about.

    Art is for everyone.

    The why cheap art manifesto. People have been thinking too long that art is a privilege of the museums and the rich. Art is not business! It does not belong to banks and fancy investors. Art is food. You can't eat it but it feeds you. Art has to be cheap and available to everybody. It needs to be everywhere because it is inside of the world. Art soothes pain. Art wakes up sleepers. Art fights against war and stupidity. Art sings hallelujah! Art is for kitchens! Art is like good brea! Art is like green trees! Art is like white clouds in the blue sky! Art is cheap! Hurrah! Bread and Puppet Glover, Vermont. 1984.

    Purchase this print from Bread & Puppet.

    Use What You Have

    Zines are an indie solution to sharing information. Use what you have access to.

    Paper, markers, stamps, paints, stickers, tape.

    Photocopy, scan, or photograph.

    Or make your zine digitally.

    Share your zine online or print copies to sell, trade, or give away.

    Would you like to trade with me? Reach out and let me know!

    I also have a monthly subscription if you’d like a new zine each month.

    My zine making area with Spectrum and Chaos Gardening zines, paper cutter, and watercolor wash circles.

    Artist Publishing

    Zine making is just one kind of artist publishing. Any type of independently produced book or publication is a form of artist publishing. This can range from self publishing books, newspapers, zines, or artist books.

    Artist books often embrace time intensive methods and archival quality materials. As a result they are often more highly priced.

    If you’d like to learn more about artist publishing I’d recommend starting here. Or browsing my artist publishing board on are.na.

    I’ve been focused on zine making, but collect both zines and artist books. I may explore creating an artist book when I complete my fine art collection.

    My Zine Collection

    Here’s a peek at my zine collection and links to the artist’s shops.

    Zine collection spread on table. Visible titles include: Offline, Taking Care of Yourself as an Artist Publisher, Practicing Microresistance in Conversations, Tea, Reality Has, Motherlore, etc. Zines are various sizes and colors. Many have black sharpie on white paper appearance. Others are typed. The most visible are a bright neon risograph texture of seaweed (on the artist publisher book) and a composition book style (the microaggressions book.) Links to each zine are listed below.

    Free Printable Zines!

    Artist Books

    Zine Archives

    There are lots of places online and “IRL” (in real life) that are dedicated to archiving zines. If you’d like to archive your zine you can check with any of the organizations below, your local library, or upload to archive.org (like this.) Every archive has it’s own mission so be sure to make sure your zine is a good fit before submitting.

    More Inspiration

    Footnotes

    * A History of Zines. River H. Kero. bookriot.com/history-of-zines/

    Read more: What is a zine?